Went to the sale today

Farmboybill I went to the Tulsa Flea and then last night to the horse sale at Salisaw. They sold 11 WL hens (eggs in cage) and the cage for 7.50 at 12x the money. Sold some bantam roosters, brought more than that, don't recall, but I thought a lot. Horses are up some. Had about a 100 head of riders and loose horses. Been to the sale you went to. Like it, but boy I hate to wait on things I want and the pay out unless it has gotten better. Maybe we Okies need to meet there and have a "get together".?
I have noticed on craigs list that about all chickens in this area are going high.

I went to an auction last Sat. I was bidding on 40 big Norway spruce. At one point the auctioneer said the chickens I was standing near bid $45. I didn't stay long enough to hear what those smart chicken went for!

We never get good deals at auctions but almost always get great deals at yard sales.

Well Cowboy, I dont see why we cant meet somewhere< B ut, I cant imagine doing it there as, if somebody wanted to see something sell, they might be 1/2hr standing near it getting ready, and waiging for the auctioneer to get it sold. If a doz or so were doing that, we wouldnt get much getting together done lol.

FBB, you are right about that! I forgot to mention that while at the sale at Salisaw, auctioneer was trying to sell some feed buckets. (plastic) China, no doubt. Big buckets were 6 bucks small 2 bucks. No bids, he put the big one and a little one together, brought 12.00. Go figure, sold all 9 items and could have been bought without bidding for ten for the two.

I don't know about where you folks are, but I'll tell you why that might happen HERE.

A lot of farmers end up auctioning off stuff when they can't afford to farm any longer. Sell the farm, auction the stuff, and move to town. Often, these farmers are the ones who have been very active in their community, have shown up with their equipment to help seed or harvest when a neighbour is sick and can't get to it, are first on the doorstep to offer help in an emergency, and provide friendship and support to other farmers in their neighbourhood. They serve on the local Ag committees, and are generally an important part, a respected part, of their community. Having to hang up their farming career due to debt is a harsh reality, and when this happens, friends and neighbours turn up.... and drive up the auction prices.

They'll buy an old nesting box for $85 because the guy they're buying it from turned up with his combine when theirs died in the field. They'll pay $25 for a rusty old rabbit hutch, because when their child/parent/spouse was in hospital, dying, that neighbour did their chores for them for two weeks solid, in addition to their own work. They'll pay more for something, or buy something they don't need, because they're their neighbour, and next week it might be their farm and equipment on the block.

Farm auctions are often a great place to get deals on household items, etc. Sometimes even on equipment, but if there are a lot of locals in the crowd, you can bet that some stuff, at least, will go for far above what it's worth. It's what communities do to help put a few extra bucks in the pocket of one of their own.

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Doubt if it happens here., tho ive heard of it back home way back in the thirtys. Back then, sometimes even, they stopped the bank by force from selling a farmer out. There aint none but one big farmer here, and hes way too big to fail lol. The ranchers, I dont know.